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Out of Office, Into Yourself

Dalit Shalom

May 26, 9:45 - 10:40 AM

Vancouver Playhouse

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As designers, many of us are trained to solve problems, iterate to perfection and "live" a brand we work for.

Fulfillment is a concept we often associate with success: the more accomplished we are, the more fulfilled we should feel. When our identity is entirely fused with our output, burnout shifts from being a risk to being almost inevitable.

In this session, we will redefine what fulfillment actually means. Drawing on principles rooted in coaching, we’ll explore the pillars of fulfillment: not as a reward for hard work, but as a prerequisite for a generative and creative life. We’ll dive into the messy, necessary process of decoupling human value from vocational identity.

Attendees will leave with a new framework for honouring a “Life Purpose” (the big-picture who) over your “Job Description” (the temporary what).

Key Takeaways:

  • The Identity Audit: Identifying the “Saboteurs” who tell us we’re only as good as our last project.
  • The Fulfillment Formula: Using a Co-Active approach to align our daily actions with our core values.
  • Boundary Design: Practical ways to create “psychological distance” from our work to fuel deeper creativity.

Speaker

  • Dalit Shalom

    Director of Product Design at The New York Times
    Photo of Dalit Shalom
    • Editorial design
    • Journalism/Writing

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